The Valur men's handball is a

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club from

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

History

The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in

: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

in 1980, which it lost against the German

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. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach:

Snorri Guðjónsson Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Valur. He also played for the Icelandic national handball team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze ...

* Assistant Coach: Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson * Goalkeeping Coach: Hlynur Morthens

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining *

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* Bergur Elí Rúnarsson from FH ;Leaving

Previous Squads

Accomplishments

Domestic

* Úrvalsdeild karla ** Winner (24) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022 *

Icelandic Men's Handball Cup The Icelandic Men's Handball Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni karla í handknattleik), also known as the Coca-Cola Cup since 2013 for sponsorship reasons, is an annual handball competition between clubs in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is ...

** Winner (12) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

International

: ** Runners-up : 1979–80

European record

European Cup and Champions League

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Ernir Hrafn Arnarson (2006-2011) * Fannar Fridgeirsson (2004-2010) * Ýmir Örn Gíslason (2016-2020) *

(2000-2003, 2017-2018) *

Hreiðar Guðmundsson Hreiðar Levy Guðmundsson (born 29 November 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Íþróttafélagið Grótta in Iceland. He was part of the Icelandic team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...

(2022-) *

Valdimar Grímsson Valdimar Grímsson (born 5 December 1965) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially ...

(1984-1994, 2000-2001) * Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2006-2010) *

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper. Background Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helg ...

(2021–) * Guðmundur Hólmar Helgason (2013-2016) * Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (1991-1999) * Daníel Þór Ingason (2013–2016) * Einar Örn Jónsson (1995-2000) *

Ólafur Jónsson Ólafur Jónsson (born 7 December 1949) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german ...

(1965-1975, 1984-1985) * Kári Kristján Kristjánsson (2014-2015) *

Ómar Ingi Magnússon Ómar Ingi Magnússon (born 12 March 1997) is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year. Club career In summer 2014 he swit ...

(2014–2016) * Markus Mani Michaelsson-Maute (-2004, 2006-2011) * Anton Rúnarsson (2007-2012, 2016-2021) * Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2017–2018) * Dagur Sigurðsson (1990-1996) *

Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the ...

(1984–1996) *

Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson (born 27 January 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was hired as the head coach of Akureyri Handboltafélag in January 2019. In Augus ...

(1980-1989, 1999–2003) * Josip Jurić-Grgić (2016-2017) * Motoki Sakai (2021-)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valur Handball teams in Iceland Valur (club)